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- My bus! Bye.
- Bye.

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<i>It happens to all of us</i>
<i>at some point.</i>

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<i>One wonders:</i>
<i>"What's wrong with me?</i>

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<i>"This used to be easy."</i>

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Hello, Mr Dachmann.

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Hello, Connie.

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<i>What's wrong with him?</i>

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<i>Why is he so out of shape?</i>

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<i>"That's life!",</i>
<i>he presumes.</i>

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<i>"The old ticker.</i>

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<i>"I'm growing old."</i>

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<i>So much resignation.</i>

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<i>Heart rate monitoring.</i>

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<i>This is an unusual strain,</i>
<i>and quite an effort for him.</i>

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<i>"Is this really necessary?", he wonders.</i>

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<i>"I'm not that young anymore."</i>

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<i>Actually, nor is he</i>

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<i>in shape.</i>

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Please, lie down.

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<i>Hesitantly and slowly,</i>

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<i>his heart rate returns</i>

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<i>to 72 beats per minute.</i>

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<i>His unfit heart</i>
<i>needs almost ten minutes to do so.</i>

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<i>Again, the harried question:</i>

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<i>"Is something wrong with me?"</i>

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<i>The doctor knows</i>
<i>such cases all too well.</i>

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<i>He has prescribed exercise,</i>

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<i>regular exercise.</i>

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<i>Body performance </i>
<i>depends on muscle strength.</i>

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<i>Insufficiently exercised muscles</i>
<i>lose range,</i>

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<i>and performance capability.</i>

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<i>The heart is a muscle too.</i>

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<i>If you don't exercise it enough</i>
<i>because of your lifestyle,</i>

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<i>it will shrink,</i>

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<i>and lose strength.</i>

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<i>Then, when you're physically active,</i>
<i> it will fail to meet</i>

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<i>the tissues' quickly-rising need</i>
<i>for oxygen-rich blood.</i>

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<i>Only regular training</i>

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<i>will maintain its potential</i>

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<i>up to the age of 50 or 60.</i>

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<i>It's up to us.</i>

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<i>We sit a lot,</i>
<i>we drive instead of walking.</i>

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<i>We exert ourselves less and less.</i>

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<i>Man has become an observer</i>
<i>of production processes.</i>

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<i>It can be fun,</i>

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<i>to be physically active .</i>

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<i>A human being,</i>
<i>even in this age of technical progress,</i>

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<i>is still an organism,</i>
<i>with hands,</i>

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<i>feet and muscles.</i>

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<i>And especially,</i>
<i>an organism</i>

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<i>with a heart muscle.</i>

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<i>Society claims our head,</i>

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<i>but it is part of our body too.</i>

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<i>Fit or not fit?</i>
<i>That is the question.</i>

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<i>Six months after the first test.</i>

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- Please, lie down.
- OK.

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<i>This time, the heart rate</i>
<i>comes down easily.</i>

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<i>The result is visibly better.</i>

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<i>Rule of thumb:</i>

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<i>Exercise should enable the heart</i>

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<i>to reach 170 beats per minute</i>

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<i>minus the person's age.</i>

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<i>That's the recipe for success.</i>

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<i>Why continue?</i>

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<i>You can't store</i>
<i>the benefits of exercise.</i>

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<i>Get into the habit of exercising.</i>

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- What's he doing?
- He's crazy.

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<i>Forgive them,</i>

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<i>for they don't understand</i>
<i>what they don't do.</i>

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<i>In other words,</i>
<i>he has understood.</i>

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BE SMART
LIVE HEALTHY

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GERMAN HYGIENE MUSEUM
IN THE GDR

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Subtitles: N. Kessel,
T. Close-Koenig & E. Fuchs